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News Archive for "Housing"

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LAS Named as Finalist in Robin Hood’s AI Poverty Challenge

Legal Aid is the recipient of a $100K grant for its AI-powered Housing Justice Helpline Information Retrieval Tool.

LAS Lawsuit Takes Aim at Solar Panel Scammers

Unscrupulous companies are using high pressure sales tactics and misleading financial agreements to take advantage of homeowners.

LAS Condemns Mayor’s Xenophobic Raid on New Arrivals

The Mayor has ordered a temporary displacement and search and seizure of the roughly 3,000 individuals at Randall's Island.

Bronx Tenants Demand Immediate Repairs to Deplorable Conditions

Elevator outages, one of many ongoing issues in the 16-floor building, are particularly dangerous as the City experiences extreme heat.

LAS Fights to Save Low-Income New Yorkers From Eviction

The tenants have joined Legal Aid’s lawsuit to compel Mayor Adams to implement reforms and expansion to the CityFHEPS housing voucher program.

LAS Decries Vote to Increase Rent for Vulnerable New Yorkers

For the third straight year, the Rent Guidelines Board voted to increase rents for residents of stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotels.

Op-Ed: Rent Guidelines Board Must Be Reformed, Keep Rents Down

Legal Aid's Adriene Holder and Community Service Society's David R. Jones are demanding a freeze on rent for tenants in rent-stabilized units.

New Law Seeks to Improve Building Safety, Landlord Accountability

The proposed legislation comes in response to the partial collapse of 1915 Billingsley Terrace in the Bronx.

LAS Files Suit To Oust Deadbeat Landlord

The landlord, Food First, has a long history of neglect, allowing building conditions to become dangerous to the life, health, and safety of the tenants who live there.

LAS Sues Over Severely Neglected Bronx Buildings with Over 600 Violations

Violations include leaks, elevator outages, a lack of heat and hot water, a vermin infestation, and other severe conditions across two buildings.